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Freshman senators waiting to move into their permanent office space are facing a month’s delay — and sequestration is the likely culprit.

More than 100 days into the 113th Congress, most of the new senators are still in temporary spaces.

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They were initially expected to be installed into their offices by May. But the Architect of the Capitol’s (AoC) office, which handles the moves, said they will be completed by mid-June.

The $80 billion in mandatory cuts to government spending affected the Capitol staff, which takes care of the maintenance, cleaning and upkeep of the complex. There were cutbacks on overtime, limits on new hiring and contracts that were either reduced or not issued.

When the cuts went into effect, the AoC said it would have to cut down on its “maintenance and operations programs,” according to a letter sent to employees and obtained by The Hill.

Freshman senators, who have the lowest seniority in the 100-member chamber, are the last to get moved into their offices.

The start of each new Congress brings a shuffling of members, as lawmakers with seniority can opt to take the office space of exiting members and newly elected lawmakers have to wait to pick the remaining suites.

It is different in the House, where departing members had to be out of their offices shortly after the election — by Dec. 1. They were put into basement cubicles while the AoC did repair work and moved lawmakers office by office — up to eight moves a day.

Senators, who occupy more space and stay for longer terms, have bigger office suites to prepare, which take more time.

Freshman senators have picked out their suites, and the offices are getting fresh coats of paint, new carpeting and repair work done before the members can move in.

The lawmakers are being housed in basement rooms and trailers as their suites are being prepared.

A recent walk through the second-floor hallway in the Russell building found furniture crowding the halls while the smell of paint drifted throughout the walkways. Inside an office suite, workers were painting walls and varnishing woodwork.

Offices are picked by seniority, starting with the date a lawmaker was elected. For the freshman senators, their ranking was determined by previous experience in the House, in gubernatorial roles or even by a state’s population.